Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! These winter school holidays The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) is hosting its annual Youth School in...
Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! Wellington City Council and Footnote New Zealand Dance announced this year’s...
One of the world’s most famous ballerinas of all time is in New Zealand this month. Darcey Bussell CBE, retired from the...
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Jana Castillo first met Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete when she was studying at the New...
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. New Zealand School of Dance students performed in a studio showing last month, giving audiences an up-close...
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Mao’s Last Dancer, Li Cunxin, will tour New Zealand this month, as part of the Asia...
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. The Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards, which celebrate excellence and innovation in Pacific arts, were...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Auckland’s Tempo Dance Festival. The 12-day festival will once again bring together a strong programme...
Bianca Hyslop, principal dancer of Atamira Dance Company, has been awarded the esteemed Eileen May Norris Dance Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded...
Malia Johnston has been awarded the CNZ Choreographic Fellowship for 2013. This $65,000 award is the largest of its kind in the country, and will...
By Rain Francis. A company of eight dancers from Unitec in Auckland travels to Italy this month. They will be performing in...
Creative New Zealand is calling for applications from established New Zealand choreographers for the $65,000 Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellowship. The fellowship...
By Rain Francis. The New Zealand School of Dance class of 2012 has been successful in securing the following contracts for 2013:...
By Rain Francis. From 28 January to 1 February 2013, The New Zealand Dance Company is hosting an international exchange with Chicago-based...
By Rain Francis. Second Echo Ensemble, a Tasmanian group of 10 young actor/dancers with and without disabilities headed to New Zealand last...
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Okareka Dance Company is founded on the Maori values of whanau (family), mana (integrity), and matataki (challenge)....
By Rain Francis. In September, Darcey Bussell CBE accepted the honorary role of Ambassador for the New Zealand School of Dance supporters...
By Rain Francis. Across the Tasman, a dedicated team of artists has been working tirelessly to create a new dance company, The...
By Regina Green. Young dancers in New Zealand are being given an incredible opportunity to learn from world-class teachers, at Dance Masters...
Our favourite mouse, Angelina Ballerina has returned to Australia by popular demand. Performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Angelina Ballerina’s Big...
By Rain Francis Contemporary dance often has an aura of mystery about it. It’s not ballet, it’s not hip hop, and it...
By Kristy Johnson. They may not have taken out the title as America’s Best Dance Crew in Season Six, however this all-female...